Abstract
The paper aims to present some of the main findings from the first stage of realization of the scientific project of the State University of Library Studies and Information Technologies (SULSIT). “Analysis of the Common Practices in the Use of Products of Intellectual Property in University Information Environment” (2012-2014), financed by National Science Fund of the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science, Contract No. DMU 03/3-19.06.2012 in competition for “Young Scientists”, led by Dr. Teresa Trencheva. The project aims to explore the mind and culture of behavior among young people in Bulgaria, particularly students, to protect intellectual property on the Internet. The paper summarizes the results from the empirical study “Intellectual Property Protection on the Internet”, conducted among the students in nine Bulgarian universities accredited in the educational and professional field “Public Communication and Information Science.” The survey aims to explore, analyze and summarize the level of the respondents’ familiarity with the issues related to intellectual property protection from the lectures at the university, and what is also their attitude about the preservation and protection of copyright in the Internet. The data were accumulated in the period October-November 2012.
Highlights
Scientific interest in the problems of Intellectual Property in the digital realm takes an important position in the research
There are many discussion issues related to the problematic of Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright and the Internet, but a thorough study of intellectual property as part of the information literacy of students is missing in some European countries including Bulgaria
As a target group of the survey “Protection of Intellectual Property in the Internet”, are preferred students from specialties involved in the professional field “Public Communications and Information Sciences” of all universities in Bulgaria possessing valid accreditation program for training in this professional field
Summary
Scientific interest in the problems of Intellectual Property in the digital realm takes an important position in the research. Some of them are so grown accustomed to the “surfing” in its vast space that could hardly imagine their daily life without Internet This is explainable, considering the fact that through the opportunities offered by the network, people around the world achieve nearly simultaneous access to virtually unlimited number of products, services and information. Another key feature, determining actuality of the topic is the increasing importance of the trends for free use of information sources in the digital space for scientific and educational purposes [7]. “Analysis of the Common Practices in the Use of Products of Intellectual Property in University Information Environment” (2012-2014), financed by National Science Fund of the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science, Contract No DMU 03/3-19.06.2012 in competition for “Young Scientists”, led by Dr Teresa Trencheva
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